Rosette and Chrno trudge towards the compounds of the order, both human and demon thoroughly soaked through, hair sopping wet. Eerie silence lingered between them. It was so ominously silent that you could even hear the water dripping from their bangs hitting the ground.
Azmaria, an assistant of Rosette, spotted the duo from afar and instantly knew something was amiss. Neither of them was a quiet individual to start with and it must have taken a lot of effort to keep such a hyper-active girl like Rosette silent.
The apostle was overwhelmed with curiosity but was also extremely hesitant to ask what the matter was. Azmaria wasn't one to be known as bold. In contrast, she was a shy, timid girl and was usually soft-spoken. And there was also the quote: curiosity killed the cat. It may very well come true, given Rosette's character and all…
Agh! To heck with the quote! Azmaria drew a long breath which was shaky from her nervousness, squared her small shoulders and shuffled towards her friends.
"Rosette! Chrno! W-what happened?"
Azmaria was already as nervous as it is and the look Rosette gave her wasn't helping. Azmaria gave a small squeak and retreated a step back. If one could have thrown a dagger with a glare, Azmaria would have been a goner.
Seeing Azmaria so uncomfortable, Rosette's face softened and obliged to explain. After shooting Chrno a venomous look, she started to make clear to Azmaria the events of that morning.
"Well, you see, what happened was…"
Flashback
WHAP!
"Ow!"
Upon the impact of Rosette's fist, Chrno stumbled forward. Following his natural instincts, he grabbed hold of the thing nearest to him,which turned out to be Rosette, causing her to tumble after him, down the grassy slope.
"Gaaahh!" they screamed in unison as they headed straight for the lake.
SPLASH!
Their pressure against the surface of the lake sent water flying everywhere. Every droplet of water caught the Sun's morning rays and reflected it in all different directions. It would have been a beautiful sight, if not for the fact that two people (or if you prefer a human and a demon) had landed in the lake.
The water slowly became stagnant, but the peacefulness was disrupted once more. Bubbles and ripples appeared on the lake's surface and out surfaced Chrno, choking and spluttering, followed by Rosette.
"Chrno," Rosette begun slowly. "Where's the picnic basket?"
Not long after,they found it. The food-filled-to-the-brim basket which was held by Chrno had landed in the same state as they were in- soaking wet ,that is. The basket was in the lake, drifting far out of their reach. Every single piece of sandwich and all the pieces of cake had gone soggy. Even the flask had been emptied of its contents, which was orange juice. Not one item was spared. Rosette was certainly not going to let Chrno off the hook just like that. Oh no. not if her name was Rosette Christopher.
"CchhrrNNOOOO!"
"Urgh!"
"…and that was what happened," Rosette finished, a pained grimace on her face.
"Enough with the talk, let's go, Chrno," Rosette mummured, her hand reaching for Chrno's, dragging him behind her as she started to stalk off.
"Eh…Eeh? Where to?"
Hearing that, Rosette at once stopped in her head sharply to face Chrno, looking at him as though he was something the cat spat out.
"Isn't it obvious? We're gonna have to change out of these clothes! Of course ,if you have no qualms on wearing that wet attire the entire day…," Rosette begun, annoyed.
"Eh…Oh!" a look of comprehension dawning on Chrno's face.
A sweat drop slid gracefully down the albino's head as she watched the nun and her demon companion head towards the nun's room.
Author's note:
Finally, another chappie finished! You know, I'd really appreciate it if you all out there could review…I'd also welcome writing tips, I really wanna improve my writing skills. And I must say, Olynara Sedai has a point there, I seem to be really sadistic, having Chrno to end up as Rosette's punching bag…
